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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 1d

C.R.A.F.T.E.D - prompt framework for developers.
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How to Use AI to Help With Software Engineering Tasks

Use the C.R.A.F.T.E.D. prompt framework to save time with common SWE tasks!

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 3d

The long-lost Trip Hop/Downtempo mix I found on my Sony Walkman has been recovered, and to avoid losing it again, I uploaded it to YouTube.
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Trip hop journey from ~2007

I found this excellent Trip Hop mix around 2007. That was a tough time for me as I was going through significant changes and challenges, and this piece kept me focused. Then I lost it. Imagine my…

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 3d

What a super sad 404 error page, I'd say, almost cute
codepen.io/jkantner/pen...

404 Error Face

A 404 page with personality! Turned this [design](https://dribbble.com/shots/25810110-ERROR-404) by Camo Creative into a looping animation....

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 4d

CSS use to be very different in my early days :)
Does it looks like a CSS to you? Btw, fantastic library to explore!

github.com/sindresorhus...

css-extras/index.css at main · sindresorhus/css-extras

Useful CSS custom functions using the new @function rule - sindresorhus/css-extras

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 5d

React gets its own foundation, and Mastra wants to make AI apps feel natural for TypeScript devs. Plus: colourful CSS tricks, a 404 page that tugs at your heartstrings, and a Kotlin bug caused by a missing dot. #frontend #css
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Friday Issue Nr.144

Node.js now does what countless npm packages used to, React gets its own foundation, and Mastra wants to make AI apps feel natural for TypeScript devs. Plus: colourful CSS tricks, a 404 page that tugs...

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 8d

Great post on useful ways to use Object.groupBy() instead of reduce(). The problem is I never remember those niceties when I need to. Also, AI sometimes helps :)
allthingssmitty.com/2025/10/06/g...

How to group arrays in JavaScript without reduce() - Matt Smith

Ditch the reduce() boilerplate! Learn how to use Object.groupBy() and Map.groupBy() in JavaScript to group data with cleaner, more expressive code.

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 15d

How many media queries do you know? I know some of them, but that list is so much bigger. I honestly didn't know most of them, and some have good use cases too. Something to bookmark!
frontendmasters.com/blog/learn-m...

How much do you really know about media queries?

There are a ton more @media queries than

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 17d

Oh, that letter N and the magic of dialling in the internet sound is imprinted in my brain. Yes, I’m old. I still remember that the first thing I did on the internet was finding a website with guitar tabs, but I don’t remember the song that was.

www.jwz.org/blog/2025/09...

Netscape Navigator 2.0 was released 30 years ago today

This version introduced a number of new features: Plugins! This was the first time a web page could make sound, via RealAudio. Incremental display of progressive JPEGs on slow dialup connections…

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 18d

Let's make JavaScript Free!
deno.com/blog/javascr...

Help Us Raise $200k to Free JavaScript from Oracle | Deno

Our legal battle over Oracle's claim on the word "JavaScript" is entering the discovery phase. Here's how you can help.

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 19d

GitHub steps up NPM supply chain security after a spate of account takeovers, while TanStack Start emerges as a full-stack contender. The React ESLint plugin for unneeded useEffect(), and VanJS shows how far vanilla JavaScript can stretch for reactive UIs. #frontend

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Friday Issue Nr.143

Visual media queries you probably never knew existed, a plugin that shames unnecessary useEffect(), TanStack’s full-stack glow-up, and will we ever un-SCSS for real? Chrome DevTools MCP magic, another...

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 22d

If you decide to use Tailwind v.4, remember that 7% of the world population won't see your CSS at all. This is because those using older devices or Windows 7 will likely be using outdated browsers. This came up while looking at oklch() support.

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New colors don't work for 7% of users worldwide, need fallbacks · Issue #16351 · tailwindlabs/tailwindcss

What version of Tailwind CSS are you using? 4.0.1 What build tool (or framework if it abstracts the build tool) are you using? postcss 8.4.21, Next.js 14.2.4 What version of Node.js are you using? ...

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 24d

Well, I guess this AI thing is not going away, right?
www.builder.io/blog/hire-fo...

How to Hire for the Era of Designing in Code

Most companies still hire for handoff-era workflows while product development shifts toward AI-augmented, code-first collaboration across roles.

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 26d

There was a time when jQuery was no longer part of my workflow. Now, probably it's time to un-SCSS too. The only thing I still use from SCSS is nesting, and it appears that CSS is handling that well now.
css-tricks.com/is-it-time-t...

Is it Time to Un-Sass? | CSS-Tricks

Many of the Sass features we've grown to love have made their way into native CSS in some shape or form. So, should we still use Sass? This is how developer Jeff Bridgforth is thinking about it.

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · 29d

Did you see this AI-created movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOcJ...
Not bad at all for $600. Yes, the visuals are off, and everything feels plasticy, but for a quick prototype, it is very good. The story is also interesting.

The Colorless Man (Short Film)

The Colorless Man (AI-Assisted Short Film) I’m happy to share my new AI-assisted short film, “The Colorless Man.” This film took 2 weeks to complete during my free time, with a budget of $600 USD. I…

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Sep 20

Super cool explanation of how to create a liquid glass effect in a browser. All physics included:
kube.io/blog/liquid-...

Liquid Glass in the Browser: Refraction with CSS and SVG — kube.io

Explore how to recreate Apple's stunning Liquid Glass effect using CSS, SVG Displacement Maps, and refraction calculations.

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Sep 19

Storybook 10 features breaking changes, defaults vs named exports, and safe array methods in JS. React Bits offers extensive and highly customisable animated components. In the CSS world, there are posts about colour shifting, holo effects, corners and anchors.

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Friday Issue Nr.142

A fresh roundup of frontend news featuring the quirks behind browser JavaScript throttling, safe array methods, CSS colour shifting and the Pokemon cards with holo effect.

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Sep 16

This is a handy list with all the latest CSS features from the last few years.
nerdy.dev/cascading-se...

One List To Rule Them All · September 10, 2025

In the darkness may it bind us

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matia 🇭🇷 @joyofcode.xyz · Sep 16

New video on Svelte's best kept secret feature which helps you find any element on the page in the editor. 🔥

youtu.be/Qglbt8M8H_w

The Secret Svelte Feature You Should Know About

YouTube video by Joy of Code

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Sep 16

Bending Spoons buying Vimeo. I'm so outdated. First of all, Bending Spoons based in EU, also they already aquired Evernote, WeTransfer and Meetup. That is bummer. I hoped Evernote will stay independent :/
www.theverge.com/news/775701/...

Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38 billion

Bending Spoons adds another company to its portfolio.

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Sep 10

So, there is no big AI news from Apple this year?

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Samuel @samuel.fm · Sep 6

city of london is the best skyscraper district on earth because seemingly the only planning rule they have is “you can build whatever you want so long as it looks stupid and different to everything else”. it works so well!

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Sep 5

I took one month off the FE news update in three years. It was refreshing, and I had a busy holiday in between. Now I'm back and trying to sort out all the updates. 🙂

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Friday Issue Nr.141

This week’s front-end roundup highlights Effect for scalable TypeScript apps, Big(O) explained visually, and major shifts from Remix 3 and ESLint. Explore clever HTML/CSS tricks, improved accessibilit...

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Jul 19

Not exactly a picnic weather.

Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Jul 11

Despite a busy week and hot weather, I managed to skim a few good posts. A very clever approach to state management using JavaScript proxies, the newly decoupled and open-source Auth.js, and a fully functional Tic-Tac-Toe game built with just CSS,
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Friday Issue Nr.140

JavaScript gets a fresh wave of updates: a lightweight proxy-based state manager, Auth.js for flexible authentication, and Vite 7.0’s release. CSS surprises with a pure CSS Tic-Tac-Toe, new animation ...

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Andris Svarcs @andrissvarcs.bsky.social · Jul 3

In general, I agree with your points. Yet, only yesterday I stumbled over a blog post from MUX and noticed footnotes, and those were done in a good way. I was down and up in nearly no intervention. This is the post:
www.mux.com/blog/tailwin...

Tailwind is the worst form of CSS, except for all the others | Mux

Tailwind is weird, verbose, and opinionated… but it works. Here’s why it makes teams faster, more consistent, and a little less frustrated.

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